Pretoria- Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa is expected to launch Africa Month at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site on Tuesday.
At the launch the Minister will outline the programme of activities that will take place in the month of May that celebrates Africa month.
Africa Month will be celebrated under the theme “Building a Better Africa and a Better World: For Peace and Friendship."
In addition Minister Mthethwa will pay tribute to the African continent for supporting the work of the African World Heritage Fund since its inception a decade ago.
The month of May has been declared as Africa Month to celebrate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May 1963.
This will also be the opening ceremony of the seminar on African World Heritage – Thinking Ahead which will be attended by delegates from more than 40 African countries as well as Ministers and representatives of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the African Union. - SAnews.gov.za
